Happy Birthday... to Mommy and Aunt Cassi!

Today was Mommy and Aunt Cassi's birthday (and Adam's Aunt Carole in California!) We celebrated with a little get-together at our house. For added excitement, our well pump failed on us Saturday - in the middle of the party preparations! However, with help from Niki and Bill, we were able to cook all the food from scratch, wash dishes with bottled water, and put on what I hope was an enjoyable party for all. And our wonderful family and guests are to be commended for dealing with the no-water situation with grace! I don't have many pictures because it was hectic with the well repair person being there during the party, but here are a few to enjoy...

Veggies from our garden - the tomatoes and peppers are in! We made fresh salsa and a salad with the tomatoes and habanero peppers - spicy little monsters!


Here is Liam giving Mommy a birthday kiss while Cassi the other birthday gal looks on


Everyone trying to get Liam to blow at the candle, Liam not sure why the heck he's being dangled in front of a cake he isn't allowed to touch


Cutting the cake while Cassi looks on


The cake was an almond cake with ganache frosting on the layers and a marscapone / whipped cream frosting. SINFUL and DELICIOUS! The recipe is from Epicurious.


The party moved outside for a little while as everyone found the well repair to be more interesting than dinner... here you can see the plumber has removed the entire well pump in an attempt to figure out why we have no water.


The source of our water woes - weird gunk in the well pump line... the plumber said it took 100psi of pressure to blast it out of the pump! You can see the spray on his truck!


BONUS PICTURE: Liam, sans diaper, fascinated by the Baby Signing Time video. I am not a huge fan of toddlers and TV, but let me tell you - a few minutes of peace to get dressed or clean up without anyone clinging to my leg or screaming is PRICELESS!